Last week was "Recovery week" which couldn't of come at a better time as I got sick AGAIN with a cold! I had missed the first day of the recovery workout seeing that my body needed extra rest time and I slept all day! Thanks to my BF who took care of me... and did the workout for both of us.. hahaha
Anyways, the recovery week was great. The workout was still a "workout" but it wasn't as intense as it wasn't about cardio. It was more for stretching and focusing on tightening your core.
Start of Week 6.. This is the beginning of the 2nd month and a whole different set of workouts! The first day was BRUTAL! No lies. Doing the Fit Test AND doing the Max interval circuit was pure craziness. I literally had to pause the video for a few minutes so i could rest a bit longer... I was exhausted but glad i don't have to do that again for another 2 weeks!!! The second day wasn't too bad. My quads were pretty sore... but I went through the workout (still really hard)... and there was some exercises I wasn't able to really do because it was too much impact on my bad knee. So after my Insanity workout, I ran on the treadmill. I gotta say I ran an easy 2miles. I probably could've of gone longer but I didn't want to push it that much as I am still getting over that stupid cold.
These new workouts are crazy! But I know that my indurance is a lot better. I sucked at push ups but I'm getting there..getting more upper body strenth. I just gotta Dig Deeper for the remaining 3 weeks. Almost Done!! can't wait!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Finished Week 3 (21 Days completed)
SO, I didn't want to blog EVERYDAY of my Insanity workout challenge. So I will give a brief update of the previous weeks since Day 5.
After the first week, I gotta say I was pretty tired and sore. I was still struggling with a cold going into week 2 but I'm good now. Week 2 wasn't too bad, I was still pretty sore but by mid-week it wasn't so bad. Now don't let this fool you, the workouts are just as hard as it was in week 1 and I am still having to take mini breaks in addition to the breaks they already give you.
I find that if you keep going at a good pace and keeping good form that you don't have to follow their speed in the workout. You do sweat just as much and listen to your body. If you need rest, take it. I've been an althete all my life and I can honestly say that I have yet to go through any workout straight without my own mini breaks. It's tough but I still try to do it with full intensity.
Last week was week 3 and we had to do the Fit Test again (to see if we've made any progress). Even without doing the Fit Test, I know that my endurance for the workouts have gotten better and it will continue to get better. There was only one Exercise where i didn't do better than the first week's results but I didn't do worse either. The number had stayed the same so I'm not that upset about it. I think I was pushing so hard in the first few exercises to beat my first week numbers that I was starting to lose steam. It's my damn competitiveness that's going to kill me! haha
If you are wondering about seeing any Physical results. Yes, I have noticed that my stomach and my thighs (my 2 key problem areas) have improved. My stomach has flattened out a little (still needs more work) and my thighs have also slimmed down.
At the end of Week 4 (this week). I will take a mid-challenge photo and also take my measurements. I didn't do my measurements in week one as i couldn't find my measuring tape.
My Boyfriend, who is also doing the challenge with me, has also seen some results. His stomach has flattened out a bit and his clothes are starting to fit a little better. He's probably wanting to see better and faster results, but again we haven't really been following the nutritional guide all that much. I happy with my results so far and can't wait to see what the end result will be.
Since my decorating classes are finally completed I will have more time to do my workouts right after work and hopefully do some running to add to the mix, to prepare for the Marathon in June.
So Stay tuned for my mid-challenge remarks are... Next week is recovery week and should be "easy" workouts for 6 days... lol
After the first week, I gotta say I was pretty tired and sore. I was still struggling with a cold going into week 2 but I'm good now. Week 2 wasn't too bad, I was still pretty sore but by mid-week it wasn't so bad. Now don't let this fool you, the workouts are just as hard as it was in week 1 and I am still having to take mini breaks in addition to the breaks they already give you.
I find that if you keep going at a good pace and keeping good form that you don't have to follow their speed in the workout. You do sweat just as much and listen to your body. If you need rest, take it. I've been an althete all my life and I can honestly say that I have yet to go through any workout straight without my own mini breaks. It's tough but I still try to do it with full intensity.
Last week was week 3 and we had to do the Fit Test again (to see if we've made any progress). Even without doing the Fit Test, I know that my endurance for the workouts have gotten better and it will continue to get better. There was only one Exercise where i didn't do better than the first week's results but I didn't do worse either. The number had stayed the same so I'm not that upset about it. I think I was pushing so hard in the first few exercises to beat my first week numbers that I was starting to lose steam. It's my damn competitiveness that's going to kill me! haha
If you are wondering about seeing any Physical results. Yes, I have noticed that my stomach and my thighs (my 2 key problem areas) have improved. My stomach has flattened out a little (still needs more work) and my thighs have also slimmed down.
At the end of Week 4 (this week). I will take a mid-challenge photo and also take my measurements. I didn't do my measurements in week one as i couldn't find my measuring tape.
My Boyfriend, who is also doing the challenge with me, has also seen some results. His stomach has flattened out a bit and his clothes are starting to fit a little better. He's probably wanting to see better and faster results, but again we haven't really been following the nutritional guide all that much. I happy with my results so far and can't wait to see what the end result will be.
Since my decorating classes are finally completed I will have more time to do my workouts right after work and hopefully do some running to add to the mix, to prepare for the Marathon in June.
So Stay tuned for my mid-challenge remarks are... Next week is recovery week and should be "easy" workouts for 6 days... lol
Monday, March 19, 2012
Day 5 & 6 & 7- Pure Cardio & Plyometric Cardio Circuit
DAY 5 - Pure Cardio
Friday, March 16, 2012 - All I can say about this workout it that it's crazy hard! After your rest/water break after the warm-up and stretching... you go hardcore into the workout with NO BREAKS!!
Of course since this is my first time doing this workout, I had to take several breaks. (It didn't help that I was still a bit sick) Due to the lack of breaks in this workout it is a "shorter" workout. I was literally dripping sweat on my BF's bedroom rug (sorry.. lol). I will not lie, this workout was pretty hard for me.
DAY 6 - Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Saturday, March 17, 2012 - This was the same workout as day 2. Having learned my lesson I think I did way better this time around than the first. I still had to take mini breaks in between the circuits to catch my breath. I went pretty hard and I was dying in the last 10mins of the workout with loud grunting and moaning of wanting it to end! LOL. It's pure torture but a great satisfaction when I was done knowing that the next day was a much needed REST DAY!!To kinda celebrate the first week of completion, the BF and I went to a place called UnBurger... its a place where they make "healthier" burgers. It's not bad there! I'd go again.
REST DAY!!
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - YAY!! The BF and I made it through the first week!! It was pretty great and now we can kind of expect how the rest of the month will be like.
For our rest day, we didn't jus lounge around we went to the Forks to meet up with Rob's family and hung around there for most of the afternoon. Then went to his parents place for dinner. Overall, it was a relaxed day.
It's Monday and that means... another 6 days of Insanity! Bring it on!!!
Friday, March 16, 2012 - All I can say about this workout it that it's crazy hard! After your rest/water break after the warm-up and stretching... you go hardcore into the workout with NO BREAKS!!
Of course since this is my first time doing this workout, I had to take several breaks. (It didn't help that I was still a bit sick) Due to the lack of breaks in this workout it is a "shorter" workout. I was literally dripping sweat on my BF's bedroom rug (sorry.. lol). I will not lie, this workout was pretty hard for me.
DAY 6 - Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Saturday, March 17, 2012 - This was the same workout as day 2. Having learned my lesson I think I did way better this time around than the first. I still had to take mini breaks in between the circuits to catch my breath. I went pretty hard and I was dying in the last 10mins of the workout with loud grunting and moaning of wanting it to end! LOL. It's pure torture but a great satisfaction when I was done knowing that the next day was a much needed REST DAY!!To kinda celebrate the first week of completion, the BF and I went to a place called UnBurger... its a place where they make "healthier" burgers. It's not bad there! I'd go again.
REST DAY!!
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - YAY!! The BF and I made it through the first week!! It was pretty great and now we can kind of expect how the rest of the month will be like.
For our rest day, we didn't jus lounge around we went to the Forks to meet up with Rob's family and hung around there for most of the afternoon. Then went to his parents place for dinner. Overall, it was a relaxed day.
It's Monday and that means... another 6 days of Insanity! Bring it on!!!
Friday, March 16, 2012
DAY 4 - Cardio Recovery
So Day 4 was the Cardio Recovery workout! I gotta say, it was exactly the type of workout I needed for that day. I was still pretty sore and I felt drained almost (not only because of the workouts, but because I had my decorating classes too). The Recovery workout was full of stretches and breathing and yoga poses which really refreshed my body.
I feel ready to attack today's workout with intensity! Let the sore muscles begin again!! LOL
I feel ready to attack today's workout with intensity! Let the sore muscles begin again!! LOL
Thursday, March 15, 2012
DAY 3 - Cardio Power & Resistance
Yesterday was Day 3 of my Insanity Workout challenge.
Again, I had a decorating class and didn't get home until 9:15pm. My calves were still killing me. I kinda took this one easy because I think I'm getting sick but don't want to over do it. I was still dying and took breaks when I could. Usually when he says there's only 10more seconds left in the exercise I try to push through.
The tricep dips were difficult and also this weird V-pushup exercise. I already suck at normal pushups. So I had to modify a bit and jus did regular pushups since I suck at it. I also did regular pushups for the traveling pushup exercise. My arms are jus not that strong yet to do those kinds... but atleast i'm doing pushup still, Right?
Today is Cardio Recovery... so we'll see how it goes.
FYI - just for fun... I weighed myself this morning... and lost 2lbs already.
Again, I had a decorating class and didn't get home until 9:15pm. My calves were still killing me. I kinda took this one easy because I think I'm getting sick but don't want to over do it. I was still dying and took breaks when I could. Usually when he says there's only 10more seconds left in the exercise I try to push through.
The tricep dips were difficult and also this weird V-pushup exercise. I already suck at normal pushups. So I had to modify a bit and jus did regular pushups since I suck at it. I also did regular pushups for the traveling pushup exercise. My arms are jus not that strong yet to do those kinds... but atleast i'm doing pushup still, Right?
Today is Cardio Recovery... so we'll see how it goes.
FYI - just for fun... I weighed myself this morning... and lost 2lbs already.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Let's Try this Again........
So I've been MIA from blogging for all of 2011.
I gotta tell ya, that A LOT has changed. I'm not sure where to begin.
In my last entry it was the beginning of 2011 and I was hoping that life would be better and it has.
The beginning of the year was great! I was playing basketball again, I was hanging out with all my friends who I've missed... life was simple but good. I was going into the year in a positive view. I was determined to be happy.
The first half of the year I was out a lot. I was mostly with my friend Apy, since her BF lived in Toronto and I was still single. Here and there I would hang out with my friend Rob who was still heartbroken over his breakup the previous summer. I tried to give him as much advice as I could and tell him that things will get better if he could jus let it go and move on. Every conversation with him was him venting out the situation. When he told me the whole story, I was kinda surprised and don't blame him for how he felt. I was dealing with my own feeling for someone but I knew deep down that it wasn't going to work out. The one thing I got out of my situation was there there are genuinely nice guys out there. I had been surrounding myself with douches for so long that I can't tell you how much I've overlooked the Nice guys that could really make me truly happy.
So remember I mentioned my friend Apy? Well her BF came to visit and I really didn't want to be 3rd wheel. So I've asked Rob to join us most of the time. It was really nice. Rob and Apy's BF really got along and it was great for the 4 of us hanging out. I guess this is how life started to change for me. I started seeing Rob in a different light. Everyone in the past 5 years had been bugging us to hook up but I always laughed at the idea. Rob was one of my closest friend's younger brother and I thought it would be weird. What if it didn't work out? I didn't want to make it awkward, plus I honestly thought I was doing HIM a favor because I truly believed that he deserved someone better than me.
I won't go into too much detail, but I said screw it. Lets see what happens. I made the first move on him and see if he would make a move back. He did.
On July 1st,2011 - we had previously planned for a group of us to go to Em & Rob's Aunt's cabin for Canada Day weekend. I had no one to go with and I was planning to drive by myself. Rob asked if he could go with me then. On the Drive there, we had a talk about Us. He told me that he wants us to be together. I was hesitant to say yes at first because again, in my head, he was my friend's brother. It didn't seem to bother him. My biggest worry was that what if it didn't work. There was so many people that wanted us to be together and if they knew it would cause more pressure and it would be trying to please them rather than figuring out if we were compatible.
So we made the agreement that we wouldn't tell people we were together until we knew ourselves that it was going to workout.
After a month of us "secretly" being together, we still weren't telling people. But EVERYONE seemed to be bugging us even more to be together (more than usual). We both laughed when no one was looking and we kept ignoring them. I still wasn't sure until we went on our first road trip together. We went to my favorite city, CHICAGO!
If we could last in a car, jus the 2 of us for more than 10 hours and not want to kill each other... Then it was a good sign. I even told him that a Road trip of more than 4 hours is my test if I can really have a person in my life for a long time(Friends or BF). He passed with flying colors!!
At this point, I had asked him when we can start telling people. At first, he said he wanted to wait after 2 months. So I asked him again when it was about 4-5weeks. He told me that I could tell ppl if I wanted to, but he wanted to be the first to tell his sister. So I wanted certain peopled to know before others and I wanted them to know personally from either Rob or myself. Mostly close friends and family first and then everyone else could jus find out word of mouth.
I had told my sister and my guy bff first and Rob told his sister. I wanted to know what she said. She emailed me soon after he told her and she was happy but wondered why we waited 6 weeks to tell her. Once we told everyone we wanted in person, they all understood why we kept it a secret for so long.
It was the strangest thing telling people. They all congratulated us like it was a big deal. I guess it was but it's not like we were getting married. Hahaha.
Since then we've been happy. It has now been 8.5 months we've been together. We've had a few ups and downs but we know the importance of communication and patience. Overall, I can say that I've never been happier! Do I miss being single?? NO WAY! LOL. I've lived out my single life to the very extent of it and I don't regret (much) of that life because what I've learned has brought me to where I am today.
Being in a relationship has been (for a lack of words) different. Being single for so long has made me think if I know how to be in a real relationship. Prior to this one my last one wasn't really official by any means so could I say it was a relationship? I thought it was at the time. Anyways, we've had our great moments of "Firsts" along the way. First Roadtrip, First Camping Trip, First Christmas, First New Years... etc, etc. Since my love life has now improved, it was also about time that I do something about my current position at work.
To keep it short from an already long blog entry.. You are looking at the New Account Manager! Needless to say my life has really gotten better.. and can only get better from here! Now what awaits for me??... guess we'll have to wait and see..........
I gotta tell ya, that A LOT has changed. I'm not sure where to begin.
In my last entry it was the beginning of 2011 and I was hoping that life would be better and it has.
The beginning of the year was great! I was playing basketball again, I was hanging out with all my friends who I've missed... life was simple but good. I was going into the year in a positive view. I was determined to be happy.
The first half of the year I was out a lot. I was mostly with my friend Apy, since her BF lived in Toronto and I was still single. Here and there I would hang out with my friend Rob who was still heartbroken over his breakup the previous summer. I tried to give him as much advice as I could and tell him that things will get better if he could jus let it go and move on. Every conversation with him was him venting out the situation. When he told me the whole story, I was kinda surprised and don't blame him for how he felt. I was dealing with my own feeling for someone but I knew deep down that it wasn't going to work out. The one thing I got out of my situation was there there are genuinely nice guys out there. I had been surrounding myself with douches for so long that I can't tell you how much I've overlooked the Nice guys that could really make me truly happy.
So remember I mentioned my friend Apy? Well her BF came to visit and I really didn't want to be 3rd wheel. So I've asked Rob to join us most of the time. It was really nice. Rob and Apy's BF really got along and it was great for the 4 of us hanging out. I guess this is how life started to change for me. I started seeing Rob in a different light. Everyone in the past 5 years had been bugging us to hook up but I always laughed at the idea. Rob was one of my closest friend's younger brother and I thought it would be weird. What if it didn't work out? I didn't want to make it awkward, plus I honestly thought I was doing HIM a favor because I truly believed that he deserved someone better than me.
I won't go into too much detail, but I said screw it. Lets see what happens. I made the first move on him and see if he would make a move back. He did.
On July 1st,2011 - we had previously planned for a group of us to go to Em & Rob's Aunt's cabin for Canada Day weekend. I had no one to go with and I was planning to drive by myself. Rob asked if he could go with me then. On the Drive there, we had a talk about Us. He told me that he wants us to be together. I was hesitant to say yes at first because again, in my head, he was my friend's brother. It didn't seem to bother him. My biggest worry was that what if it didn't work. There was so many people that wanted us to be together and if they knew it would cause more pressure and it would be trying to please them rather than figuring out if we were compatible.
So we made the agreement that we wouldn't tell people we were together until we knew ourselves that it was going to workout.
After a month of us "secretly" being together, we still weren't telling people. But EVERYONE seemed to be bugging us even more to be together (more than usual). We both laughed when no one was looking and we kept ignoring them. I still wasn't sure until we went on our first road trip together. We went to my favorite city, CHICAGO!
If we could last in a car, jus the 2 of us for more than 10 hours and not want to kill each other... Then it was a good sign. I even told him that a Road trip of more than 4 hours is my test if I can really have a person in my life for a long time(Friends or BF). He passed with flying colors!!
At this point, I had asked him when we can start telling people. At first, he said he wanted to wait after 2 months. So I asked him again when it was about 4-5weeks. He told me that I could tell ppl if I wanted to, but he wanted to be the first to tell his sister. So I wanted certain peopled to know before others and I wanted them to know personally from either Rob or myself. Mostly close friends and family first and then everyone else could jus find out word of mouth.
I had told my sister and my guy bff first and Rob told his sister. I wanted to know what she said. She emailed me soon after he told her and she was happy but wondered why we waited 6 weeks to tell her. Once we told everyone we wanted in person, they all understood why we kept it a secret for so long.
It was the strangest thing telling people. They all congratulated us like it was a big deal. I guess it was but it's not like we were getting married. Hahaha.
Since then we've been happy. It has now been 8.5 months we've been together. We've had a few ups and downs but we know the importance of communication and patience. Overall, I can say that I've never been happier! Do I miss being single?? NO WAY! LOL. I've lived out my single life to the very extent of it and I don't regret (much) of that life because what I've learned has brought me to where I am today.
Being in a relationship has been (for a lack of words) different. Being single for so long has made me think if I know how to be in a real relationship. Prior to this one my last one wasn't really official by any means so could I say it was a relationship? I thought it was at the time. Anyways, we've had our great moments of "Firsts" along the way. First Roadtrip, First Camping Trip, First Christmas, First New Years... etc, etc. Since my love life has now improved, it was also about time that I do something about my current position at work.
To keep it short from an already long blog entry.. You are looking at the New Account Manager! Needless to say my life has really gotten better.. and can only get better from here! Now what awaits for me??... guess we'll have to wait and see..........
60 Day INSANITY WORKOUT
So my new blog project right now is to write about my experience with the 60Day Insanity Workout. You may have seen the commercial for this.
I recently saw this last week on TV as I was on my bed playing with my Ipad. After seeing the commercial, I youtubed some reviews from "real" people. I found this one girl who was honest. She completed the challenge and admitted that she didn't follow the nutritional food guide. She showed a before and after picture and she did lose some inches but she wasn't ripped like the other before and after pictures you would see on TV.
I liked her honesty and she still got some results from it. So that made me want to try it. I txt'd my bf (Rob) to download me the videos and he didn't know what I was talking about. When I was with him, I showed him the commercial and he wanted to do this with me. We're both pretty competitive people so knowing that we're both doing this motivates us to push through... So here are my thoughts of it so far...
Monday, March 12, 2012 - DAY 1 -
The first day we had to do a 25 minute Fit test. I won't lie, this workout was tough!
We do this Fit Test every 2 weeks to see our progress and to see if we've gotten better. Rob and I pretty much do this separately in our own home. He txt'd me after he did it and he said it was INSANE! and then he threw up.. lol
I was nervous by the time that I did it after work. It's very intense and even though I've been running on the treadmill, you think my cardio would be pretty good. Nope! I got my ass kicked!! When I was done, I felt dizzy and I almost threw up to!
It's only the beginning and Day 2 are the REAL workouts of 40mins!
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 - DAY 2 -
I was SORE from the previous day. My back was hurting and a bit of my legs. Normally, I would want to workout right after work but I had a decorating class (another hobby I picked up) and I wasn't going to be home until just after 9pm. Rob thought he was dying when he messaged me after his workout.
I wondered if I would be tired since I've already had a long day. I got home just after 9pm and immediately changed into my workout clothes. The first half of the video wasn't bad. It was mostly warm-up and stretching (don't let that fool you.. the warm-up is still intense). After the stretching and water break... OMG.. you will want someone to kill you! haha. It was a circuit workout. What I realized was that I was pushing too hard in the first circuit and already lost steam for the next circuit.
I had to stop several times to catch my breath and try to keep up with the video.
Good news - I didn't feel as dizzy as the first day.
Day 3 is today... Stay tuned (again, it'll be a late night workout because I have another decorating class to attend to tonight)
I recently saw this last week on TV as I was on my bed playing with my Ipad. After seeing the commercial, I youtubed some reviews from "real" people. I found this one girl who was honest. She completed the challenge and admitted that she didn't follow the nutritional food guide. She showed a before and after picture and she did lose some inches but she wasn't ripped like the other before and after pictures you would see on TV.
I liked her honesty and she still got some results from it. So that made me want to try it. I txt'd my bf (Rob) to download me the videos and he didn't know what I was talking about. When I was with him, I showed him the commercial and he wanted to do this with me. We're both pretty competitive people so knowing that we're both doing this motivates us to push through... So here are my thoughts of it so far...
Monday, March 12, 2012 - DAY 1 -
The first day we had to do a 25 minute Fit test. I won't lie, this workout was tough!
We do this Fit Test every 2 weeks to see our progress and to see if we've gotten better. Rob and I pretty much do this separately in our own home. He txt'd me after he did it and he said it was INSANE! and then he threw up.. lol
I was nervous by the time that I did it after work. It's very intense and even though I've been running on the treadmill, you think my cardio would be pretty good. Nope! I got my ass kicked!! When I was done, I felt dizzy and I almost threw up to!
It's only the beginning and Day 2 are the REAL workouts of 40mins!
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 - DAY 2 -
I was SORE from the previous day. My back was hurting and a bit of my legs. Normally, I would want to workout right after work but I had a decorating class (another hobby I picked up) and I wasn't going to be home until just after 9pm. Rob thought he was dying when he messaged me after his workout.
I wondered if I would be tired since I've already had a long day. I got home just after 9pm and immediately changed into my workout clothes. The first half of the video wasn't bad. It was mostly warm-up and stretching (don't let that fool you.. the warm-up is still intense). After the stretching and water break... OMG.. you will want someone to kill you! haha. It was a circuit workout. What I realized was that I was pushing too hard in the first circuit and already lost steam for the next circuit.
I had to stop several times to catch my breath and try to keep up with the video.
Good news - I didn't feel as dizzy as the first day.
Day 3 is today... Stay tuned (again, it'll be a late night workout because I have another decorating class to attend to tonight)
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